It Would Have Been Enough

If I'd only met you for a moment,
Talked to you for a second,
Smiled and moved on—
It would have been enough.

If we'd only become casual acquaintances,
Orbited like a pair of incongruent planets,
Circled but never touched—
It would have been enough.

If we'd only gotten along,
Talked of harmless things,
Kept it simple—
It would have been enough.

If we'd only grown closer,
Shared our bad days,
And shared nothing more—
It would have been enough.

If we'd only flirted shamelessly,
Laughed and pushed,
Tested each other's limits—
It would have been enough.

But it was longer than a moment.
We couldn't keep it simple.
You pulled me into your gravity
And I fell towards you.

It would have been enough to know you.
But to have loved you was a gift unexpected.